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bashmaz · 12-30-2006, 01:51 PM

Hi - I'm planning to participate in a clinical trial (tykerb vs placebo) for a year to see if if would be a viable drug for early stagers to help prevent/delay a recurrance.

This is similar to the large trials that were done with Herceptin - first it was approved for stage 4, then after years of trials, it has become standard for early stagers.

This current trial is only for those who have not had Herceptin nor a recurrance. I started a thread a few days ago, voicing my concerns about what i would have to pay for in this trial, but after talking with the trial coordinator, she said all of the regular "required" tests (ekgs, etc) will be paid for by GSK, which is great news.

hope this info. helps
Marianne

12-30-2006, 01:51 PM	#3
bashmaz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 35	it's in clincal trials for early stage Hi - I'm planning to participate in a clinical trial (tykerb vs placebo) for a year to see if if would be a viable drug for early stagers to help prevent/delay a recurrance. This is similar to the large trials that were done with Herceptin - first it was approved for stage 4, then after years of trials, it has become standard for early stagers. This current trial is only for those who have not had Herceptin nor a recurrance. I started a thread a few days ago, voicing my concerns about what i would have to pay for in this trial, but after talking with the trial coordinator, she said all of the regular "required" tests (ekgs, etc) will be paid for by GSK, which is great news. hope this info. helps Marianne